MUSICIAN

Bill Black

1926 - 1965

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William Patton Black Jr. (September 17, 1926 – October 21, 1965) was an American musician and bandleader who is noted as one of the pioneers of rock and roll. He played in Elvis Presley's early trio, The Blue Moon Boys. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Black has received more than 656,341 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Black is the 1,524th most popular musician (up from 1,574th in 2019), the 7,671st most popular biography from United States (up from 7,847th in 2019) and the 553rd most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 660k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bill Black ranks 1,524 out of 3,175. Before him are Maxim, Ziggy Marley, John Powell, Kenny Drew, Michala Petri, and Ivan Král. After him are Nils Petter Molvær, Tim Bogert, Robin Trower, Nick Menza, Hal David, and Nils Lofgren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Bill Black ranks 388. Before him are Garret FitzGerald, Li Han-hsiang, Roberto Goyeneche, Miguel León-Portilla, Evelyn Lear, and Sverre Stenersen. After him are Angus Scrimm, Noor Jehan, Vira Vovk, Chuck Cooper, Georgi Yumatov, and Mustafa Ertan. Among people deceased in 1965, Bill Black ranks 173. Before him are Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen, Carlos Scarone, Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier, Margaret Dumont, George Călinescu, and Hans Beyer. After him are Emma Asson, Urho Castrén, Othmar Ammann, Joaquín Vázquez, Hilario López, and Mahmoud Mokhtar El Tetsh.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Black ranks 7,671 out of 20,380. Before him are Eric Andre (1983), Robert T. Bakker (1945), Carrie Chapman Catt (1859), Morris Kline (1908), Oliver Evans (1755), and Diane di Prima (1934). After him are Kerry Washington (1977), Evan Stone (1964), Joe Seneca (1919), Nancy Chodorow (1944), Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737), and Tim Bogert (1944).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Bill Black ranks 553. Before him are Jimmy Dorsey (1904), Jeff Mills (1963), Bobby Keys (1943), Tony Carey (1953), Allen Collins (1952), and Kenny Drew (1928). After him are Tim Bogert (1944), Hal David (1921), Nils Lofgren (1951), Elliott Smith (1969), Zoot Sims (1925), and Joe Hahn (1977).

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